A mammalian brain is a complex network of tens of millions neurons and supporting cells that work together to carry out its functions 1,2. Cataloging brain-wide neuron types is a way to understand the ...
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost layer of the brain—and examined how neurons, or nerve cells, refine their ...
The brain’s rules seem simple: Fire together, wire together. When groups of neurons activate, they become interconnected. This networking is how we learn, reason, form memories, and adapt to our world ...